GMC Acadia Engines by Year

The Acadia was the first Lambda crossover. It shrank to a two-size-smaller body for 2017 with a 2.5 four, 2.0 turbo or 3.6 V6, then grew again for 2024 with a 2.5 turbo.

Pick a year to see every engine offered that model year, with its code, rated horsepower and the trims it came in. Each engine links to its full specs.

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lambda gen1 (2007–2016): 2007 · 2008 · 2009 · 2010 · 2011 · 2012 · 2013 · 2014 · 2015 · 2016

lambda gen1 (Acadia Limited, 2017 (2017): 2017

lambda gen2 / C1XX (2017–2023): 2017 · 2018 · 2019 · 2020 · 2021 · 2022 · 2023

lambda gen3 (2024–2026): 2024 · 2025 · 2026

lambda gen1 (2007–2016)

2007 Acadia engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.6L / 217 V6 (LY7)	275 hp net	SLE, SLT (FWD/AWD)

2008 Acadia engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.6L / 217 V6 (LY7)	275 hp net	SLE, SLT (FWD/AWD)

2009 Acadia engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.6L / 217 V6 (LLT)	288 hp net	SLE, SLT, Denali (FWD/AWD)

2010 Acadia engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.6L / 217 V6 (LLT)	288 hp net	SLE, SLT, Denali (FWD/AWD)

2011 Acadia engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.6L / 217 V6 (LLT)	288 hp net	SLE, SLT, Denali (FWD/AWD)

2012 Acadia engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.6L / 217 V6 (LLT)	288 hp net	SLE, SLT, Denali (FWD/AWD)

2013 Acadia engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.6L / 217 V6 (LLT)	288 hp net	SLE, SLT, Denali (FWD/AWD)

2014 Acadia engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.6L / 217 V6 (LLT)	288 hp net	SLE, SLT, Denali (FWD/AWD)

2015 Acadia engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.6L / 217 V6 (LLT)	288 hp net	SLE, SLT, Denali (FWD/AWD)

2016 Acadia engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.6L / 217 V6 (LLT)	288 hp net	SLE, SLT, Denali (FWD/AWD)

lambda gen1 (Acadia Limited, 2017 (2017)

2017 Acadia engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.5L / 152 inline-four (LCV)	193 hp net	SL, SLE (FWD; AWD 2017-2019)
3.6L / 217 V6	—	Acadia Limited (old body carryover)
3.6L / 217 V6 (LGX)	310 hp net	SLE, SLT, Denali, All Terrain; AT4 standard 2020-2023

lambda gen2 / C1XX (2017–2023)

2017 Acadia engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.5L / 152 inline-four (LCV)	193 hp net	SL, SLE (FWD; AWD 2017-2019)
3.6L / 217 V6	—	Acadia Limited (old body carryover)
3.6L / 217 V6 (LGX)	310 hp net	SLE, SLT, Denali, All Terrain; AT4 standard 2020-2023

2018 Acadia engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.5L / 152 inline-four (LCV)	193 hp net	SL, SLE (FWD; AWD 2017-2019)
3.6L / 217 V6 (LGX)	310 hp net	SLE, SLT, Denali, All Terrain; AT4 standard 2020-2023

2019 Acadia engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.5L / 152 inline-four (LCV)	193 hp net	SL, SLE (FWD; AWD 2017-2019)
3.6L / 217 V6 (LGX)	310 hp net	SLE, SLT, Denali, All Terrain; AT4 standard 2020-2023

2020 Acadia engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.0L / 122 inline-four turbo (LSY)	—	SLT, Denali (2020-21); standard from 2022
2.5L / 152 inline-four (LCV)	193 hp net	SL, SLE (FWD; AWD 2017-2019)
3.6L / 217 V6 (LGX)	310 hp net	SLE, SLT, Denali, All Terrain; AT4 standard 2020-2023

2021 Acadia engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.0L / 122 inline-four turbo (LSY)	—	SLT, Denali (2020-21); standard from 2022
2.5L / 152 inline-four (LCV)	193 hp net	SL, SLE (FWD; AWD 2017-2019)
3.6L / 217 V6 (LGX)	310 hp net	SLE, SLT, Denali, All Terrain; AT4 standard 2020-2023

2022 Acadia engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.0L / 122 inline-four turbo (LSY)	—	SLT, Denali (2020-21); standard from 2022
3.6L / 217 V6 (LGX)	310 hp net	SLE, SLT, Denali, All Terrain; AT4 standard 2020-2023

2023 Acadia engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.0L / 122 inline-four turbo (LSY)	—	SLT, Denali (2020-21); standard from 2022
3.6L / 217 V6 (LGX)	310 hp net	SLE, SLT, Denali, All Terrain; AT4 standard 2020-2023

lambda gen3 (2024–2026)

2024 Acadia engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.5L / 152 inline-four turbo (LK0)	328 hp net	Elevation, AT4, Denali (FWD/AWD)

2025 Acadia engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.5L / 152 inline-four turbo (LK0)	328 hp net	Elevation, AT4, Denali (FWD/AWD)

2026 Acadia engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.5L / 152 inline-four turbo (LK0)	328 hp net	Elevation, AT4, Denali (FWD/AWD)

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